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Biography: During his career as a outspoken architect and application developer dealing with very large databases, Arnie realized that most issues between Developer and DBA comes from incomplete communication and a misunderstanding of each other's responsibilities. As a frequent Trainer and Mentor for Developers and Database Administrators, he has nurtured a knack for helping to 'bridge the gap'. Arnie is a rare mix of expert developer and gifted database developer/administrator, bringing both sets of skills to better communicate with development teams to create a working solution. Arnie is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP and has been a Subject Matter Expert (SME) working on SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 training courses and was involved as a SME with the development of the SQL 2008 Microsoft Certification Exams. He is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer, and has served as a technical editor for several publishers, including multiple SQL Sever 2005/2008 titles in the Microsoft Official Curriculum. Arnie has served as adjunct faculty at the University and Community College levels. Clients include Multi-National and Fortune 500 companies, Federal and State agencies, Foreign governments, nationally recognized training facilities, and local enterprises –both public and private. In addition to being a pilot and flight instructor, he holds post-graduate degrees and is an avid bicyclist, sailor, and diver. Blog: http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/ Arnie is a Senior Moderator on the MSDN and TechNet SQL Server related Forums.